Information on the New George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy and the George P. Mitchell '40 Physics Building.

You can view a time lapse video and/or live video of the construction of this new building at http://matrix.physics.tamu.edu

Through the generous donation by George P. Mitchell of $35 million, the Physics department will be relocating to two new buildings in the coming two years. This donation by Mitchell and his wife, Cynthia, is the latest in a series supporting the university's scientific development and the physics department in particular. With previous gifts supporting important additions such as academic chairs, professorships and the Giant Magellan Telescope project, the Mitchells are Texas A&M's most financially supportive benefactors of the modern day, with donations now totaling $44.5 million for the physics department over the past three years.

The image below is an artist's rendition of the new Cynthia and George P. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and the George P. Mitchell Physics Building. The architect commissioned by the Mitchells to design this project is the world renowned Michael Graves and Associates.

The buildings, which will be joined, are to be located on the north side of the campus adjacent to the new Brown Engineering Building. Together, they will provide approximately 155,000 square feet of floor space for teaching and research related to various aspects of physics.

The Faculty, Staff, Researchers, and Students in the Physics may preview the "50% Plans" at https://www.physics.tamu.edu/BuildingPlans/. Please note that you will need to use your Physics userid & password to preview the plans.